main legislation, codes of practice, building standards, and BS/EN standards, relating to the design and installation of flues, including: fire, safety and environment.

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:

operative and craft

supervision.

Candidate pre-requisites

There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However, it would be beneficial if candidates had experience in the relative industry.

Instruction/supervision

As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

A train the trainer or instructional techniques course certificate

Successfully completed training to this standard

At least 2 years relevant industrial experience

A verifiable CV.

Delivery

The following methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:

classroom

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.

The class size and candidate/instructor ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes.

This standard is considered to contain 51 per cent or more theoretical learning.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.

Quality assurance

Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the Training Standard.

Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.

Renewal/refresher

There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.

Approval date

November 2018

Review cycle

Either on request or in 3 year(s) from approval date.

Learning outcomes

The candidate will be able to

Additional guidance to support learning outcome

Interpret the manufacturer’s installation requirements

Sample manufacturer’s documentation, and corresponding photos/videos of the installation

Describe party wall requirements

Sample case studies, without personal information

Describe adequate ventilation

Describe high/low level fire risk

Describe insulation

Describe protection of buildings

Describe listed properties

Describe non-compatible system marriages

Describe topography of the area

Describe termination heights

Describe structural integrity

Describe volatile emissions

Location of load bearing components

Describe support documentation

Use a set of documents/drawings, documents, and photos for a site scenario, without personal information